The FNCA Electron Accelerator Application Project workshop JFY 2015, which was co-organized by Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) was held from 8 to 11 February 2016 in Manila, the Philippines. Eight (8) FNCA member countries, namely Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Thailand, have participated in the workshop.

The workshop was opened with the welcoming remarks from Dr Alumanda M. Dela Rosa, Director of PNRI, Ms Moe Aoki from MEXT and Dr Hideki Namba, FNCA Advisor of Japan. During the workshop, country reports on Plant Growth Promoters (PGP) and Super Water Absorbents (SWA), both on the theme of commercialization and new research, were presented by each participating country. At present, six countries for PGP and three for SWA have already achieved commercialization. Each member country that is currently conducting research and experiments aiming at commercialization of PGP and/or SWA is facing different types of problems or obstacles during research and development as well as in commercialization. Please refer to the Annex 4 Part A (PGP) andAnnex 4 Part B (SWA) for the country report summaries.

The Open Seminar titled "Applications of Radiation Technology to Support Sustainable Development" was held in PNRI on 10 February. The seminar was attended by around fifty participants from research institutes and universities in agricultural and industrial fields in the country. Four presentations were delivered by scientists from Philippines (2), Japan (1) and Thailand (1). The summary of the Open Seminar is attached as Annex 3.

The participants visited the PNRI Gamma and Electron Beam Irradiation Facilities as a Technical Visit after the Open Seminar. An officer-in-charge of the facility gave an orientation about the Gamma Semi-Commercial and Mutlipurpose Facility and enumerated the materials being processed in that facility. Next stop was the Electron Beam Irradiation Facility, which was only launched last December 2015. The facility which has EB accelerator of 2.5 MeV and 100 kW power is currently utilized for R&D activities on radiation processing of different polymeric materials. The production of carrageenan, from preparing of solution to dispensing to the liquid handling system, was demonstrated. The summary of each session of the workshop is attached in Minutes.

 

 

Day 1, 8 February Opening Session 09:00 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 – 10:00 Welcome and Opening Speech Dr Alumanda Dela Rosa, Director of PNRI Ms Moe Aoki, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan Dr Hideki Namba, FNCA Advisor of Japan 10:00 – 10:20 Self-Introductions of Participants and Commemorative Photo Session 1 : Overview of FNCA Chair: Mr Sergey Kotov (Kazakhstan) 10:20 – 10:50  Report on FNCA Activity Achievement and Ministerial Meeting in 2015 Dr Hideki Namba, FNCA Advisor of Japan 10:50 – 11:20 Achievement and Challenges in the Project on Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers Dr Masao Tamada, JAEA, Japan 11:20 – 11:35 Coffee Break Session 2: Country Report on Challenges in Commercialization of Plant Growth Promotor (PGP) (Presentation 10mins + QAs 15mins) Chair: Dr Marita Binti Talib (Malaysia) 11:35 – 12:00 Bangladesh 12:00 – 12:25  Kazakhstan 12:25 – 12:50 Mongolia 12:50 – 13:15 Philippines 13:15 – 14:15 Lunch Session 3 : Obstacles in Commercialization of PGP Chair: Dr Darmawan Darwis (Indonesia) 14:20  – 14:35 Lead speech (Wrap-up of Session 2) Dr Salma Sultana (Bangladesh) 14:35 – 15:20 Discussion 15:20 – 15:35 Coffee Break Session 4: Country Report on New reseach and follow-up of commercialized PGP (Presentation 10min + QAs 10min) Chair: Dr Amartaivan Tsenddavaa (Mongolia) 15:35 – 15:55 Indonesia 15:55 – 16:15 Japan 16:15 – 16:35 Malaysia 16:35 – 16:55 Thailand

Day 2 Tuesday 9 February 2016 at Meranti Hotel Session 5 : Commercialization of PGP, and Tasks/Challenges and Current Situation of New Research Chair: Mr Sergey Kotov (Kazakhstan) 09:30 - 09:45 Lead speech (Wrap-up of Session 4)   Dr Darmawan Darwis (Indonesia) 09:45 - 10:30 Discussion 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break Session 6: Country Report on Hydrogel Super Water Absorbent (SWA) (Presentation 10mins + QAs 15mins) Chair: Dr Phiriyatorn Suwanmala (Thailand) 10:45 - 11:10 Bangladesh 11:10 - 11:35 Indonesia 11:35 - 12:00 Kazakhstan 12:00 - 12:25 Malaysia 12:25 - 13:25 Lunch 13:30 - 13:55 Mongolia 13:55 - 14:20 Philippines Session 7: Country Report on SWA and Future Possibilities and Needs Analysis (Presentation 10mins + QAs 5mins) Chair: Dr Salma Sultana (Bangladesh) 14:20 – 14:35 Japan 14:35 – 14:50 Thailand Session 8: Challenges in Commercialization of SWA in Next 3 Years Chair: Mr Sergey Kotov (Kazakhstan) 14:50 – 15:05 Lead speech: (Wrap-up of Session 6 & 7) Ms Charito Aranilla, PNRI 15:05 – 15:50 Discussion 15:50 – 16:05 Coffee Break Session 9: Guidelines on Chitosan PGP Application for Rice, Chilli and Other Crops Chair: Dr Masao Tamada (Japan) 16:05 – 16:35 Lead Speech Dr Mitsumasa Taguchi, JAEA 16:35 – 17:20 Discussion Additional Session: Briefing on Technical Visit 17:20 - 17:50 Briefing and Preparation on Technical Visit Ms Charito Aranilla, PNRI

Day 3 Wednesday 10 February 2016 at PNRI Open Seminar: Applications of Radiation Technology to Support Sustainable Development 09:00 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 – 09:50  Welcoming and Opening Remarks Dr Alumanda Dela Rosa, Director of PNRI Ms Moe Aoki, Researcher, MEXT Dr Hideki Namba, FNCA Advisor of Japan 09:50  – 10:00 Commemorative Photo 10:00  – 10:35 Application of Radiation Technology for Industry and Agriculture in the Philippines (including 10 min QAs) Dr Lucille V. Abad, Head of the Chemistry Research Section, Atomic Research Division of Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) 10:35 – 11:10 Research and Development of Radiation Processing in Japan for Industry and Environment (including 10 min QAs) Dr Masao Tamada, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan 11:10 – 11:20 Coffee Break and Exhibition 11:20 – 11:55 Success Stories of Radiation Processing Application in Thailand in Industry and Agriculture (including 10 min QAs) Speaker: Dr Phiriyatron Suwanmala, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) 11:55 – 12:30 Biological Efficacy Evaluation of Radiation Modified Kappa-Carrageenan and Chitosan as Inducers of Resistance Against Major Pests and Diseases in Rice Speaker: Dr Gil Magsino, University of the Philippines Los Banos 12:30 – 13:45 Lunch and Preparation for Technical Visit 13:45 – 17:00 Technical Visit

Day 4 Thursday 11 February 2016 at Meranti Hotel Session 10: Coordination of the FNCA Project with RCA/IAEA Project on Radiation Processing Chair: Dr Amartaivan Tsenddavaa (Mongolia) 09:30 - 09:50 Lead Speech   Dr Marina Binti Talib, Nuclear Malaysia 09:50 - 10:20 Discussion Session 11: Planning for 5th Phase (2015-2017) and Future Plan Chair: Dr Mitsumasa Taguchi (Japan) 10:20 – 10:35 Lead speech Dr Masao Tamada, JAEA 10:35 – 11:35 Discussion and Wrap up of Session 5 (PGP) 11:35 – 12:35 Discussion and Wrap up of Session 8 (SWA) 12:35 – 13:35 Lunch 13:40 – 14:25 Discussion on Guidelines 14:25 – 14:45 Coffee Break Session 12: Summary Chair: Ms Charito T. Aranilla (The Philippines) 14:45 – 15:45 Discussion on Workshop Summary 15:45 – 16:00 Adaption of Summary Closing Session 16:00 – 16:20 Closing Speech Dr Alumanda Dela Rosa, Director of PNRI Dr Hideki Namba, FNCA Advisor of Japan

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